The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-27
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

ATcH1soS kan Globe: mo, am not a tax
payer citizen said this morning; I'm victim
of grand larceny"
DR. PHILLIPS Brooks, in one of his lectures
on Tolerance" said: Error is not like guilt;
error is like disease
DIR. OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES says his CORE
spondence is becoming voluminous that he is
afraid he will have to take to using pe-writer,
though he doesn't want to.
GEORGIA will not allow any tampering with
its prohibition regulations. prominent citi-
zen of Atlanta is breaking stones the public
highway for illegal liquor selling.
PRINCESS DoLGoRoUKI. widow of Car Alex
ander Ii, is of the chief leaders of
Partisan society. Her receptions noted for
the high literary and artistic rank OF the guests.
SECRETARY WHITNEY is the only Cabinet
official who keeps his own carriage, horses and
coachman. His footman and driver are English
mon. They wear handsome dark green livery
and gloves of bright tan color.
Mr.. LAMoUREUx, the plucky manager who
lately produced "Lohengrin' in Paris, has
beautiful daughter and the chivalrous anti-
Wagnerians plotted to dis6gure her face with
vitrol if he did not withdraw the opera.
A SOLDIER fought in Ky.
In manner exceedingly ply;
Though l rank a Col,
He wrote in his jo..
IF live through this war, am ly."
THE following story is attributed to the late
". r. Travers: "a friend who had been on a
long trip returned. A bore was present when
the friend in. All said Travers, the
pro-pro- pro- prodigal has returtur-turned: let's
k-k-kill Johnson at the same time glarlns 1t
the bore.
In a late number of the London World, under
the head of Celebrities at Home" there is a
beautiful sketch of Buffalo Bill, Colonel the
Honorable William Frederick Cody. at West
kensington." This shows what be done
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properly treated
QUEEN VICTORIA and the Pope are personally
acquainted. They first met at Brussels at ban
quet given by the King Cardinal Pecci was
nuncio there and doyen of the diplomatic corps.
and he sat by the Queen, and had long CONVEX
sation with her. Afterward he had an audience
of her in London.
SENATOR STEWART, of Nevada, says that in
stead of cutting off the railroad passes of Sena-
tors and Representatives, as has been done by
the Interstate commerce law, he would give
them all passes and compel each man to travel
at least 5000 miles year, in order TO have
them learn something about ali parts OF the
country for which they have to legislate
JUNE will be the first anniversary of the
Presidents marriage. 1t will probably be passed
in the sylvan solitudes of the Adirondack region.
Mrs. Cleveland will take to the woods her
mountain rousseau with which she made SEN
sation at Deer Park last year One of her ia
vorite costumes when in retirement is a loose
flannel dress. stout shoes and a soft. felt SOM
brero hat In such attire she will in all hkeli-
hood celebrate the first anniversary of her we'd
ding day.
So low the funds in the public Treasury
of the United States at the close of 1889 that
the Attorney general and several Congressman
were indebted to the private credit of Alexander
Hamilton. their Secretary of State, To discharge
their personal expenses. President Washington
obliged to pass note to Tobias Leer. his
private secretary, to meet his household ex-
penses the note being discounted at the rate of
2 per cent per month, and members of Congress
paid in due bills.
On opening the will oe deceased West Ches-
ter. Pa lady, it found that she had made
ample provisions for the maintenance of her
faithful friend-her dog-havng left legacy of
ST. 800, the interest of which to be used for
his support. and after his death the ST, 500 to
go ST. Petars Great Valley p E. Church.
The provisions OF the will are being faithfully
carried in this respect and the old dog is liv
ing high From present appearance it will be
time before ST. Peters will receive the
legacy.